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Social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity: users’ perspective from rural Iceland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017
Iceland is sparsely populated but social justice and equity has been emphasised within healthcare. The aim of the study is to examine healthcare services in Fjallabyggð, in rural northern Iceland, from users’ perspective and evaluate social justice ...
Sonja S. Gustafsdottir, Kristjana Fenger, Sigridur Halldorsdottir, Thoroddur Bjarnason   +3 more
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Biotransformation of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols: Characterization of Thermoanaerobacter Strain AK152 and 1-Propanol Production via Propionate Reduction

Microorganisms, 2020
Thermoanaerobacter strains have recently gained interest because of their ability to convert short chain fatty acids to alcohols using actively growing cells.
Sean Michael Scully, Johann Orlygsson
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A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures

Ibis, Volume 168, Issue 3, Page 950-971, July 2026.
Seabirds serve as key indicators of marine environmental changes, with adult survival being a critical parameter for assessing population health. Iceland hosts some of the largest seabird populations in the North Atlantic, making it a valuable location for studying long‐term trends in seabird demographics.
Sarah E. Gutowsky, Mark L. Mallory, Gregory J. Robertson, Anna M. Calvert, David A. Fifield, Sverrir Thorstensen, Ævar Petersen   +6 more
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Long‐Term Variability and Spatial Differentiation of the Frost‐Free Period in Iceland

International Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 8, 30 June 2026.
Warming in Iceland (May–September) is expressed as fewer Tmin < 0°C days in the interior and more Tmin > 0°C days along the coasts. ABSTRACT Climate change in subarctic regions leads to significant transformations in thermal conditions; however, the long‐term variability of the frost‐free season (FFS)—and consequently, the growing period—remains poorly
Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Szyga‐Pluta, Alicja Szklarczyk, Ewa Przedpełska‐Wąsowicz   +3 more
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Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS)

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Background As parental burnout is increasingly recognised for its severe impact on parents and children, identifying factors that exacerbate or alleviate this condition is crucial.
Helga Sif Pétursdóttir, Eva Halapi, Björg Thordardottir   +2 more
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Isolation, Characterization and Biotechnological Potentials of Thraustochytrids from Icelandic Waters

Marine Drugs, 2019
The following study reports on the first thraustochytrid isolates identified from Iceland. They were collected from three different locations off the northern coast of the country (Location A, Skagaströnd; Location B, Hveravík; and Location C ...
Magnús Örn Stefánsson, Sigurður Baldursson, Kristinn P. Magnússon, Arnheiður Eyþórsdóttir, Hjörleifur Einarsson   +4 more
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Útilistaverk á Akureyri og grenndarkennsla [PDF]

, 2005
Eftirfarandi ritgerð er unnin sem lokaverkefni til B.Ed. prófs við kennaradeild Háskólans á Akureyri vorið 2005. Viðfangsefni ritgerðarinnar er tenging grenndarkennslu við útilistaverk á Akureyri. Ritgerðin skiptist í fjóra meginkafla.
Ólöf María Jóhannesdóttir
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Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2019
Little is known about self-rated health (SRH) of older people living in more remote and Arctic areas. Iceland is a high-income country with one of the lowest rates of income inequality in the world, which may influence SRH.
Arun K. Sigurdardottir, Gísli Kort Kristófersson, Sonja Stelly Gústafsdóttir, Stefan B Sigurdsson, Solveig A. Arnadottir, Jon Arni Steingrimsson, Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir   +6 more
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Late‐Holocene evolution of a small Sub‐Arctic glacier, Gljúfurárjökull (Tröllaskagi, northern Iceland)

Boreas, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 356-383, April 2026.
Gljúfurárjökull, located on the Tröllaskagi Peninsula in northern Iceland, is a small glacier approximately 3.8 km in length. This study analyses the glacier's evolution through a combination of methods including: (i) geomorphological mapping, (ii) Cosmic‐Ray Exposure (CRE) dating, (iii) lichenometry and (iv) palaeoglacier reconstruction (volume ...
Nuria Andrés, José M. Fernández‐Fernández, David Palacios, Irene Schimmelpfennig, Leopoldo G. Sancho, Skafti Brynjólfsson, Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, Wesley R. Farnsworth, Luis M. Tanarro, Mariano Brito, Javier Santos‐González, Rosa B. González‐Gutiérrez, ASTER Team (Georges Aumaître, Karim Keddadouche)   +13 more
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Áhrif rafbílavæðingar á Akureyri [PDF]

, 2011
Umræðan um rafbíla sem samgöngumáta framtíðarinnar hefur aukist til muna undanfarin ár. Helstu hvatar þeirra umræðu eru einna helst síhækkandi olíuverð og aukin umhverfisvitund almennings gagnvart skaðlegum útblæstri bifreiða.
Ívar Örn Pétursson
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